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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
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Week 1 |
9/17 |
writing test |
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Week 2 |
9/24 |
writing test (in class) |
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Week 3 |
10/01 |
(no class) Hand in an essay before noon on Sunday (4th of Oct). |
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Week 4 |
10/08 |
model essays; effective sentence strategies (I) |
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Week 5 |
10/15 |
thesis statement and topic sentence writing; discuss reading materials (I); https://qz.com/75233/should-museums-be-free/ |
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Week 6 |
10/22 |
First (graded) assignment due; peer review session in class (bring your draft to share)
Feedback: what does “advantageous” refer to? Reasonable/necessary/commendable/preferable? |
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Week 7 |
10/29 |
common errors; effective sentence strategies (II) |
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Week 8 |
11/05 |
Second assignment due; presentations in small groups of 3 or 4 |
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Week 9 |
11/12 |
mid-term week: writing test (an essay, and a test to check your sentence strategies and paraphrases) |
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Week 10 |
11/19 |
about how to give useful feedback at peer review sessions; practice;
1) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/08/embark-essay-aggression-internet-twitter-human-nature/
2) https://medium.com/the-ascent/learn-from-people-who-disagree-with-you-d887005a04a7
3) https://qz.com/631070/female-heroes-are-even-more-important-for-boys-than-girls/ |
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Week 11 |
11/26 |
reading week (no class); report by email due; |
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Week 12 |
12/03 |
discuss reading materials (II); workshop: cohesion; third assignment due (book reports x 3) |
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Week 13 |
12/10 |
share ideas (scientific research, social issues) |
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Week 14 |
12/17 |
submit one essay (noon Sunday 20th Dec); share ideas (art, technology, nature, environment);
“10 Practical Reasons Why We Need to Fund—and Defend—the National Endowment for the Arts” (artnet);
為什麼巴黎人救古蹟，台灣人拆古蹟？──淺談法國文資保存的五大關鍵 (獨立評論） |
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Week 15 |
12/24 |
Submit slides for an outline presentation (24th Dec.); submit one essay (noon Sunday 27th Dec) |
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Week 16 |
12/31 |
review; Q&A (tutorials from 14:00, 博雅205、206) |
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Week 17 |
1/07 |
Last class: review; Extended deadline for submissions of essays--> Thursday WK19; (no final exam or papers) |